Environment & climate
Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade
Source: UN Treaty Collection · scraped 2026-09-26
Figures below count the 193 UN member states separately from other parties to this treaty (international organizations and non-member observer states) — a treaty can have more parties than there are UN member states.
165/193
RatifiedUN member states
168 in total, incl. 3 non-UN members (Cook Islands, European Union, State of Palestine)
4
Signed, not ratifiedUN member states
0
WithdrawnUN member states
24
No actionUN member states
| Country | Signature | Ratification | Withdrawal | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | — | 2013-03-06(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Albania | — | 2010-08-09(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Algeria | — | 2020-07-21(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Andorra | — | — | — | No action |
| Angola | 1998-09-11 | — | — | Signed, not ratified |
| Antigua and Barbuda | — | 2010-08-23(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Argentina | 1998-09-11 | 2004-06-11 | — | Ratified |
| Armenia | 1998-09-11 | 2003-11-26 | — | Ratified |
| Australia | 1999-07-06 | 2004-05-20 | — | Ratified |
| Austria | 1998-09-11 | 2002-08-27 | — | Ratified |
| Azerbaijan | — | 2025-11-17(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Bahamas | — | — | — | No action |
| Bahrain | — | 2012-04-16(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Bangladesh | — | — | — | No action |
| Barbados | 1998-09-11 | 2020-10-08 | — | Ratified |
| Belarus | — | 2024-03-11(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Belgium | 1998-09-11 | 2002-10-23 | — | Ratified |
| Belize | — | 2005-04-20(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Benin | 1998-09-11 | 2004-01-05 | — | Ratified |
| Bhutan | — | — | — | No action |
| Bolivia | — | 2003-12-18(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | — | 2007-03-19(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Botswana | — | 2008-02-05(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Brazil | 1998-09-11 | 2004-06-16 | — | Ratified |
| Brunei Darussalam | — | — | — | No action |
| Bulgaria | — | 2000-07-25(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Burkina Faso | 1998-09-11 | 2002-11-11 | — | Ratified |
| Burundi | — | 2004-09-23(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Cabo Verde | — | 2006-03-01(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Cambodia | — | 2013-03-01(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Cameroon | 1998-09-11 | 2002-05-20 | — | Ratified |
| Canada | — | 2002-08-26(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Central African Republic | — | — | — | No action |
| Chad | 1998-09-11 | 2004-03-10 | — | Ratified |
| Chile | 1998-09-11 | 2005-01-20 | — | Ratified |
| China | 1999-08-24 | 2005-03-22 | — | Ratified |
| Colombia | 1998-09-11 | 2008-12-03 | — | Ratified |
| Comoros | — | — | — | No action |
| Congo | 1998-09-11 | 2006-07-13 | — | Ratified |
| Cook IslandsNon-UN member | — | 2004-06-29(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Costa Rica | 1999-08-17 | 2009-08-13 | — | Ratified |
| Croatia | — | 2007-11-16(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Cuba | 1998-09-11 | 2008-02-22 | — | Ratified |
| Cyprus | 1998-09-11 | 2004-12-17 | — | Ratified |
| Czech Republic | 1999-06-22 | 2000-06-12 | — | Ratified |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 1998-09-11 | 2004-01-20 | — | Ratified |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | — | 2004-02-06(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | — | 2005-03-23 | — | Ratified |
| Denmark | 1998-09-11 | 2004-01-15 | — | Ratified |
| Djibouti | — | 2004-11-10(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Dominica | — | 2005-12-30(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Dominican Republic | — | 2006-03-24(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Ecuador | 1998-09-11 | 2004-05-04 | — | Ratified |
| Egypt | — | — | — | No action |
| El Salvador | 1999-02-16 | 1999-09-08 | — | Ratified |
| Equatorial Guinea | — | 2003-02-07(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Eritrea | — | 2005-03-10(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Estonia | — | 2006-06-13(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Eswatini | — | 2012-09-24(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Ethiopia | — | 2003-01-09(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| European UnionNon-UN member | 1998-09-11 | 2002-12-20(Approval) | — | Ratified |
| Fiji | — | — | — | No action |
| Finland | 1998-09-11 | 2004-06-04(Acceptance) | — | Ratified |
| France | 1998-09-11 | 2004-02-17(Approval) | — | Ratified |
| Gabon | — | 2003-12-18(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Gambia | — | 2002-02-26(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Georgia | — | 2007-02-27(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Germany | 1998-09-11 | 2001-01-11 | — | Ratified |
| Ghana | 1998-09-11 | 2003-05-30 | — | Ratified |
| Greece | 1998-09-11 | 2003-12-23 | — | Ratified |
| Grenada | — | 2021-10-15(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Guatemala | — | 2010-04-19(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Guinea | — | 2000-09-07(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1999-09-10 | 2008-06-12 | — | Ratified |
| Guyana | — | 2007-06-25(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Haiti | — | — | — | No action |
| Honduras | — | 2011-09-26(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Hungary | 1999-09-10 | 2000-10-31 | — | Ratified |
| Iceland | — | — | — | No action |
| India | — | 2005-05-24(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Indonesia | 1998-09-11 | 2013-09-24 | — | Ratified |
| Iran | 1999-02-17 | 2004-08-26 | — | Ratified |
| Iraq | — | 2017-04-18(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Ireland | — | 2005-06-10(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Israel | 1999-05-20 | 2011-10-03 | — | Ratified |
| Italy | 1998-09-11 | 2002-08-27 | — | Ratified |
| Jamaica | — | 2002-08-20(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Japan | 1999-08-31 | 2004-06-15(Acceptance) | — | Ratified |
| Jordan | — | 2002-07-22(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Kazakhstan | — | 2007-11-01(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Kenya | 1998-09-11 | 2005-02-03 | — | Ratified |
| Kiribati | — | — | — | No action |
| Kuwait | 1998-09-11 | 2006-05-12 | — | Ratified |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1999-08-11 | 2000-05-25 | — | Ratified |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | — | 2010-09-21(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Latvia | — | 2003-04-23(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Lebanon | — | 2006-11-13(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Lesotho | — | 2008-05-30(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Liberia | — | 2004-09-22(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Libya | — | 2002-07-09(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Liechtenstein | — | 2004-06-18(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Lithuania | — | 2004-03-17(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Luxembourg | 1998-09-11 | 2002-08-28 | — | Ratified |
| Madagascar | 1998-12-08 | 2004-09-22 | — | Ratified |
| Malawi | — | 2009-02-27(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Malaysia | — | 2002-09-04(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Maldives | — | 2006-10-17(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Mali | 1998-09-11 | 2003-06-05 | — | Ratified |
| Malta | — | 2017-01-17(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Marshall Islands | — | 2003-01-27(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Mauritania | 1999-09-01 | 2005-07-22(Acceptance) | — | Ratified |
| Mauritius | — | 2005-08-05(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Mexico | — | 2005-05-04(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Micronesia | — | — | — | No action |
| Monaco | — | — | — | No action |
| Mongolia | 1998-09-11 | 2001-03-08 | — | Ratified |
| Montenegro | — | 2011-12-30(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Morocco | — | 2011-04-25(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Mozambique | — | 2010-04-15(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Myanmar | — | — | — | No action |
| Namibia | 1998-09-11 | 2005-06-24 | — | Ratified |
| Nauru | — | — | — | No action |
| Nepal | — | 2007-02-09(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Netherlands | 1998-09-11 | 2000-04-20(Acceptance) | — | Ratified |
| New Zealand | 1998-09-11 | 2003-09-23 | — | Ratified |
| Nicaragua | — | 2008-09-19(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Niger | — | 2006-02-16(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Nigeria | — | 2001-06-28(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| North Macedonia | — | 2010-08-12(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Norway | 1998-09-11 | 2001-10-25(Acceptance) | — | Ratified |
| Oman | — | 2000-01-31(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Pakistan | 1999-09-09 | 2005-07-14 | — | Ratified |
| Palau | — | — | — | No action |
| Panama | 1998-09-11 | 2000-08-18 | — | Ratified |
| Papua New Guinea | — | — | — | No action |
| Paraguay | 1998-09-11 | 2003-08-18 | — | Ratified |
| Peru | 1998-09-11 | 2005-09-14 | — | Ratified |
| Philippines | 1998-09-11 | 2006-07-31 | — | Ratified |
| Poland | — | 2005-09-14(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Portugal | 1998-09-11 | 2005-02-16(Approval) | — | Ratified |
| Qatar | — | 2004-12-10(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Republic of Korea | 1999-09-07 | 2003-08-11 | — | Ratified |
| Moldova | — | 2005-01-27(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Romania | — | 2003-09-02(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Russian Federation | — | 2011-04-28(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Rwanda | — | 2004-01-07(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Samoa | — | 2002-05-30(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| San Marino | — | — | — | No action |
| Sao Tome and Principe | — | 2013-05-23(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Saudi Arabia | — | 2000-09-07(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Senegal | 1998-09-11 | 2001-07-20 | — | Ratified |
| Serbia | — | 2009-07-31(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Seychelles | 1998-09-11 | — | — | Signed, not ratified |
| Sierra Leone | — | 2016-11-01(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Singapore | — | 2005-05-24(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Slovakia | — | 2007-01-26(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Slovenia | 1998-09-11 | 1999-11-17 | — | Ratified |
| Solomon Islands | — | — | — | No action |
| Somalia | — | 2010-07-26(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| South Africa | — | 2002-09-04(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| South Sudan | — | — | — | No action |
| Spain | 1998-09-11 | 2004-03-02 | — | Ratified |
| Sri Lanka | — | 2006-01-19(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | — | 2012-08-14(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Saint Lucia | 1999-01-25 | — | — | Signed, not ratified |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | — | 2010-10-29(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| State of PalestineNon-UN member | — | 2017-12-29(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Sudan | — | 2005-02-17(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Suriname | — | 2000-05-30(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Sweden | 1998-09-11 | 2003-10-10 | — | Ratified |
| Switzerland | 1998-09-11 | 2002-01-10 | — | Ratified |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 1998-09-11 | 2003-09-24 | — | Ratified |
| Tajikistan | 1998-09-28 | 2025-02-24 | — | Ratified |
| Thailand | — | 2002-02-19(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Timor-Leste | — | — | — | No action |
| Togo | 1999-09-09 | 2004-06-23 | — | Ratified |
| Tonga | — | 2010-03-31(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Trinidad and Tobago | — | 2009-12-16(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Tunisia | 1998-09-11 | 2016-02-09 | — | Ratified |
| Turkmenistan | — | — | — | No action |
| Tuvalu | — | 2020-08-21(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Türkiye | 1998-09-11 | 2017-09-21 | — | Ratified |
| Uganda | — | 2008-08-18(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Ukraine | — | 2002-12-06(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| United Arab Emirates | — | 2002-09-10(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| United Kingdom | 1998-09-11 | 2004-06-17 | — | Ratified |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 1998-09-11 | 2002-08-26 | — | Ratified |
| United States of America | 1998-09-11 | — | — | Signed, not ratified |
| Uruguay | 1998-09-11 | 2003-03-04 | — | Ratified |
| Uzbekistan | — | — | — | No action |
| Vanuatu | — | 2018-10-16(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Venezuela | — | 2005-04-19(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Viet Nam | — | 2007-05-07(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Yemen | — | 2006-02-04(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Zambia | — | 2011-01-28(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Zimbabwe | — | 2012-03-01(Accession) | — | Ratified |